July 5, 2025

8 Quality Characteristics #7: Need-Oriented Evangelism

Jesus knows everyone’s needs. The well-known story of Jesus feeding the 5000 is a good example of that. Seeing the great multitude of people, Jesus asked Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” John 6:5. Jesus was testing His disciple, and He already knew what He was going to do. With the lunch provided by the little boy, Jesus fed everyone present on scene. Later in the chapter, Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.” John 6:35.

Each person today has different spiritual needs and Jesus has the power to provide them when we actively seek out what they are. Fostering to the needs of the people in church and community is what we see in the early church. “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayer.” Acts 2:42. The needs were physical and spiritual matters, and the early church cared to provide them to one another. The passage continued to say, “Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.” Vs 44, 45. 

We need to take interest in one another, and understand what the needs are. People are all in different situations and have different needs. When we come together to care for another and provide, Jesus will help fulfill the needs and we will find our church family growing with joy and happiness.

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